TheDisturbed1
Member
Somethin on my mind...
After spending about 9 weeks in one paid job training spot and another 14 weeks in another paid job training spot (take a guess ), I'm gonna have a nice chunk of change and to me, huge chunk-o-change means time to add a new member to the family .
So my curiousities, my divine enquiry... In drooling over a few platforms to seek an accurate rifle that has potential. We allll love potential.
DPMS has some great looking rifles, in .308 I see them in the $1000 - $1400 range. (no perticular model in mind... yet)
S.A. has a long reputation and the M1A looking like an M14 for the homestead (instead of a battlefield) around $1100 - $1300 range depending on when or where you buy it.
2-.308 Rifles, both long guns (as in, over 20" or so), both are great to look at, both semi-auto, both magazine-fed, both of them carry the designs of American Pride...
If I had to choose between the two.. I'd be there all day trying to pick.
Advantages / Disadvantages?
Reliability / Unreliability?
Optics / Aftermarket Mods?
I know very little about the M1A but I know more about the AR platform (not in .308 though).
What do u guys think is best between the two?
[EDIT]
Rifle Specs:
LR-308
Barrel:
- 24" Bull barrel
- 416 Stainless steel
- 6 groove, right-handed 1x10 twist, button rifled
Chamber:
- .308 Winchester
Method of Operation:
- Gas operated rotating bolt
Bolt & Carrier:
8620 chrome-plated steel bolt carrier, heat treated per Mil Spec.
Phosphated 8620 steel bolt, heat treated and plated per Mil Spec.
Sights:
None (mounting optics only)
Weight:
Empty - 11.28 lbs
Length:
43.6"
Upper Receiver:
Thick walled, extruded from 6066-T6 aluminum
Hard coat anodized per Mil Spec and Teflon coated black
Snag free design, smooth side look
No dust cover
No shell deflector
No forward assist
Right hand ejection
Raised Picatinny rail for easy scope mounting
Lower Receiver:
Milled from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum
Hard coat anodized per Mil Spec and Teflon coated black
Standard AR-15 trigger group
Integral trigger guard
Aluminum magazine release button
Stock:
Standard A2 black Zytel mil spec w/trap door assembly
Handguards:
Ribbed aluminum free float
2.24" Outside diameter
M1A
Action: Semi-Automatic
Stock: Synthetic,Black
Capacity: 10
Receiver: Matte Black
Sights: Front:Military Post Rear:Military Aperature
Barrel Length: 22"
Overall Length: 44 1/3"
Weight: 9.2lbs
Butt Plate Recoil Pad: Rubber Butt Plate
Muzzlebreak: Flash Suppressor
Additional Features 1: Fiberglass handguard,Chrome-lined barrel
Additional Features 2: 5-6lbs two-stage
After spending about 9 weeks in one paid job training spot and another 14 weeks in another paid job training spot (take a guess ), I'm gonna have a nice chunk of change and to me, huge chunk-o-change means time to add a new member to the family .
So my curiousities, my divine enquiry... In drooling over a few platforms to seek an accurate rifle that has potential. We allll love potential.
DPMS has some great looking rifles, in .308 I see them in the $1000 - $1400 range. (no perticular model in mind... yet)
S.A. has a long reputation and the M1A looking like an M14 for the homestead (instead of a battlefield) around $1100 - $1300 range depending on when or where you buy it.
2-.308 Rifles, both long guns (as in, over 20" or so), both are great to look at, both semi-auto, both magazine-fed, both of them carry the designs of American Pride...
If I had to choose between the two.. I'd be there all day trying to pick.
Advantages / Disadvantages?
Reliability / Unreliability?
Optics / Aftermarket Mods?
I know very little about the M1A but I know more about the AR platform (not in .308 though).
What do u guys think is best between the two?
[EDIT]
Rifle Specs:
LR-308
Barrel:
- 24" Bull barrel
- 416 Stainless steel
- 6 groove, right-handed 1x10 twist, button rifled
Chamber:
- .308 Winchester
Method of Operation:
- Gas operated rotating bolt
Bolt & Carrier:
8620 chrome-plated steel bolt carrier, heat treated per Mil Spec.
Phosphated 8620 steel bolt, heat treated and plated per Mil Spec.
Sights:
None (mounting optics only)
Weight:
Empty - 11.28 lbs
Length:
43.6"
Upper Receiver:
Thick walled, extruded from 6066-T6 aluminum
Hard coat anodized per Mil Spec and Teflon coated black
Snag free design, smooth side look
No dust cover
No shell deflector
No forward assist
Right hand ejection
Raised Picatinny rail for easy scope mounting
Lower Receiver:
Milled from a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum
Hard coat anodized per Mil Spec and Teflon coated black
Standard AR-15 trigger group
Integral trigger guard
Aluminum magazine release button
Stock:
Standard A2 black Zytel mil spec w/trap door assembly
Handguards:
Ribbed aluminum free float
2.24" Outside diameter
M1A
Action: Semi-Automatic
Stock: Synthetic,Black
Capacity: 10
Receiver: Matte Black
Sights: Front:Military Post Rear:Military Aperature
Barrel Length: 22"
Overall Length: 44 1/3"
Weight: 9.2lbs
Butt Plate Recoil Pad: Rubber Butt Plate
Muzzlebreak: Flash Suppressor
Additional Features 1: Fiberglass handguard,Chrome-lined barrel
Additional Features 2: 5-6lbs two-stage